The Central Park Five: Viewing & Discussion

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Online

View a recording of the virtual viewing and discussion of the PBS documentary "The Central Park Five," which took place on March 3, 2021.

Event Overview

• 6:00-6:10pm | Welcome: Dean Matt Loayza, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• 6:10-8:10pm | Watch Film
• 8:10-8:30pm | Panel Discussion

About the Film

The Central Park Five, a film by award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

About the Central Park Five Fim

Watch the Documentary

View the documentary on Kanopy courtesy of the Memorial Library at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Access to the documentary is free of charge to anyone with an active StarID and password.

(Please Note: Those without a StarID may participate in the event, however, the documentary will not be made available in other formats. Participants may purchase or rent the documentary  through various other streaming platforms for a fee on their own.)

 

Panelists

• Dr. Matt Loayza, Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Dr. Kebba Darboe, Chairperson, Department of Ethnic Studies
• Dr. Sherrise Truesdale-Moore, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Corrections
• Dr. Jameel Haque, Assistant Professor, Department of History

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A member of the Minnesota State system and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University. Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences at 507-389-1255 (V) or 711 (MRS/TTY) at least 5 days prior to the event. This document is available in an alternative format to individuals with disabilities by calling the above numbers.